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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 01:17 PM
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Advice for choosing wheels

hello guys
I think it is a little wheel on my Olds and Cragar since I like a lot, I wanted to ask you what you think of these, or if you have any tips on line 1967 Delmont 88
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 02:16 PM
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What kind of Tires do you have now? Do you have drum brakes front and rear?

If you have good white letter tires now, get the Cragars. No money spent on tires...spend money on rims and painting brake drums.

If you need to buy tires, get some white walls and racing discs (http://www.hubcapmike.com/rdc01-15.html). You'll spend money on tires...but, only $100 on hub caps to cover stock rims.
Old Feb 16, 2010 | 02:26 PM
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NIce looking CRAGAR`s, i really like them....

What kind of size do you want put on?

I would also go with white letter tires, i think they will look great on you r car...

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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 02:28 PM
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I have a 66 lemans that i want to put the same rim on sorta like the hurst wheel. If you can go for it.
Old Feb 16, 2010 | 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Danny Boy
What kind of Tires do you have now? Do you have drum brakes front and rear?

If you have good white letter tires now, get the Cragars. No money spent on tires...spend money on rims and painting brake drums.

If you need to buy tires, get some white walls and racing discs (http://www.hubcapmike.com/rdc01-15.html). You'll spend money on tires...but, only $100 on hub caps to cover stock rims.
now I have the original wheels were fitted when I took the car 2 years ago, are in poor condition and measuring different from those which show the service manual, I have drum brakes both front to rear.
the tire size does not remember, I will watch tomorrow.
thanks for the link
Old Feb 16, 2010 | 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by cutlasssupreme71
NIce looking CRAGAR`s, i really like them....

What kind of size do you want put on?

I would also go with white letter tires, i think they will look great on you r car...

Torsten

I'd like to mount a 15 "x8" rear and 15 "x7" and the front tires with white lettering
Old Feb 16, 2010 | 02:42 PM
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I'd like to mount a 15 "x8" rear and 15 "x7" and the front tires with white lettering
I think 235 60 15 front and 255 60 15 in the rear with this rim size will look good....

Torsten
Old Feb 16, 2010 | 02:49 PM
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CS71,

I do not know if I would go too wide on the tires...rear tires may rub on fenderwells when on a bumpy road and front tires may limit turning radius.
Old Feb 16, 2010 | 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by cutlasssupreme71
I think 235 60 15 front and 255 60 15 in the rear with this rim size will look good....

Torsten
perfect!
Big is better
Old Feb 16, 2010 | 02:54 PM
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CS71,

I do not know if I would go too wide on the tires...rear tires may rub on fenderwells when on a bumpy road and front tires may limit turning radius.
here is that I had not calculated.
control is better in Italy, because the roads are scary
Old Feb 16, 2010 | 03:05 PM
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Roads are scary here in Chicago area too...potholes so big they swallow your car. I would hate for you to spend a lot of money on tires to have them ruined by rubbing on the body. Is your car supposed to have 14" or 15" rims? I also think, once you start messing with changing the rim and tire size you will mess with the speedometer.
Old Feb 16, 2010 | 05:14 PM
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15x8 rear with 4" backspace and 275/60-15 tires will fit fine. I wouldn't go bigger than 225/70-15 on the front.
My Delmont has 235/70-15's all around and the fronts do rub the inner fender slightly on full-lock turns. Still a lot of room in the rear. No problem with speedo accuracy either - the original 14" bias-ply tires were skinny but tall, so the 15" aren't that much different in diameter.
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 07:04 PM
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copper 128 nice rims. ( impalas eat your hart out.)
Old Feb 16, 2010 | 11:29 PM
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copper 128 nice rims. ( impalas eat your hart out.)
Thanks. They're old Motor Wheel Spyders that I bought on eBay and restored myself.
Old Feb 17, 2010 | 03:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Danny Boy
Roads are scary here in Chicago area too...potholes so big they swallow your car. I would hate for you to spend a lot of money on tires to have them ruined by rubbing on the body. Is your car supposed to have 14" or 15" rims? I also think, once you start messing with changing the rim and tire size you will mess with the speedometer.

original wheels were 14 ".
the speedometer is with the cable I have a change.
My concern is the loss of steering and stard
Old Feb 17, 2010 | 04:02 AM
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Originally Posted by copper128
15x8 rear with 4" backspace and 275/60-15 tires will fit fine. I wouldn't go bigger than 225/70-15 on the front.
My Delmont has 235/70-15's all around and the fronts do rub the inner fender slightly on full-lock turns. Still a lot of room in the rear. No problem with speedo accuracy either - the original 14" bias-ply tires were skinny but tall, so the 15" aren't that much different in diameter.
your Delmont is fabulous, I watched her often when I was in ricirca parts on the web, I saw red and dicievo Delmont always this "beautiful".
if you have already installed these tires I can try to get a used pair from a friend and do the tests.
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 04:06 AM
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Originally Posted by made in the usa
buy them and when you don't like them give them to me to put on my 67 88 lol i was thinking about the same wheels for mine i think there sharp and still have that old school look and the 4 in back spacing is right i wouldn't go over 8 in wheels want to see some pics when they get on there
course!! if you post them to the photo
Old Feb 17, 2010 | 04:10 PM
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I love 'em'
Old Feb 17, 2010 | 04:23 PM
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As long as they fit. Install whatever wheels you want. Its your car if you like them. Enjoy them.
Old Feb 18, 2010 | 06:04 AM
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Those look decent. If you like them then buy them.
Old Feb 18, 2010 | 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by 66ninetyeightls
As long as they fit. Install whatever wheels you want. Its your car if you like them. Enjoy them.


try some measures of tires
Old Feb 18, 2010 | 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Olds64
Those look decent. If you like them then buy them.
definitely take them, I like very
Old Apr 2, 2010 | 10:09 PM
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Here are the factory wheel covers & wheels for 1967 Oldsmobiles...
1967OldsmobileWheels.jpg
hubcap_p02.jpg
DSC03678wheel.jpg
1967Wheel81020SSIsm.jpg
1967OldsCovertiblewheel1.jpg
I'm going with the wire wheels but I really like the SSI rims.
Old Apr 2, 2010 | 10:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Jaybird
Here are the factory wheel covers & wheels for 1967 Oldsmobiles...





I'm going with the wire wheels but I really like the SSI rims.
the wire wheels in Italy are not so fashionable, are mounted only on cars with low riders.
the hub cabs I have found on ebay a long time ago the original, but if those in your photos are much much more beautiful than I have.
the Crag and are my favorites
Old Apr 2, 2010 | 10:46 PM
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These are my all-time favorite classic Cragar wheels!
1967web_61_15_inch_SS1240452125.jpg
If I'm not mistaken... I thought the center cap background color was light blue.
My '74 Gremilin-X would have looked good with these. Hell, any car would look good with these wheels!

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Old Apr 2, 2010 | 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Jaybird
These are my all-time favorite classic Cragar wheels!

these too beautiful, in fact I think I'm indecisive and buy them when I finish the Olds.
these wheels are most common in Italy.
Old Jun 6, 2010 | 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by olds67
these too beautiful, in fact I think I'm indecisive and buy them when I finish the Olds.
these wheels are most common in Italy.
i changed my mind for wheels, I'll take the Crag SS, with a photo program I have seen the result with the eliminator and are not happy, a car seems too recent.
better SS.
8 "x15" rear, and 7 "x15" front and 275/60-15 tires do you think?
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